Inmate reportedly confesses to old crimes in letter to prosecutor

Incidents involved robberies, burglaries in 2 time periods

6:54 AM,
Oct. 6, 2012

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The Gazette Staff

CHILLICOTHE -- Charges soon might be filed in some once- cold crimes, including an armed mugging, after a prisoner reportedly confessed.

Chillicothe police have interviewed an inmate at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville after he sent a letter of confession to Ross County Prosecutor Matt Schmidt. In the letter, the inmate wrote he had committed numerous crimes, namely robberies and burglaries in 2003 and again in late 2008 to early 2009 in Chillicothe, according to a police report. He also asked to speak with a detective so the cases can be resolved.